Everest (band)
| Everest | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock, indie rock, folk rock, alternative country |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Vapor, ATO Records, MapleMusic (Canada) |
| Associated acts | Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion, Alaska!, |
| Website | everestband |
| Members |
Russell Pollard Joel Graves Elijah Thomson Aaron Lee Tasjan Dan Bailey |
| Past members | Jason Soda Dave Latter Rob Douglas Derek Brown |
Everest is a rock band from Los Angeles, California and Nashville, Tennessee, which consists of Russell Pollard (vocals, guitar, drums), Joel Graves (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Elijah Thomson (bass, vocals), Aaron Lee Tasjan (guitar, vocals) and Dan Bailey (drums).
In an interview with CityBeat, bassist Elijah Thomson explained the origin of band name: "Russ and Jason had named their studio Everest Recordings because of a pack of cigarettes that Geoff Emerick had. He was an engineer on a lot of the Beatles stuff and supposedly Abbey Road was originally going to be named Everest and they were going to do a photo shoot in Nepal. It became a logistical nightmare and, as the legend goes, Paul or somebody said, "Let’s shoot a picture out front and be done with it." So the name Everest has significance to them, however it is sort of a common thing for something to be named. It is hard to Google something like that. That is something you have to think about nowadays and maybe it gets lost in the shuffle a little bit."
The first record released by the band was the Everest EP, recorded at New Monkey Studio in the San Fernando Valley, California. It features Rob Douglas on bass and Davey Latter on drums. Two of three songs from the EP were later featured on Everest's first full-length album.
The band's debut album, Ghost Notes, was recorded over a two-week period in August 2007 at New Monkey Studio. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Foo Fighters producer Mike Terry. It was released in May 2008 through Vapor Records, a label owned by Neil Young.
Everest's second album, titled On Approach, was recorded in a Cotati, California studio called Prairie Sun, which is a converted ex-chicken farm, with some additional recordings done at New Monkey Studio. It was produced by the band, engineered by Fritz Michaud, and mixed by Rob Schnapf at Sonora Recorders, Los Angeles. The album was released in May 2010 through Vapor Records and Warner Bros. Records.
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